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HANDLED PAPER. VESSEL.

No. 2??,010 WPatentedglme 26, 1883.`

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No. 280,010. Patented June 20, 1883.

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` UNITED 4STATES PATENT rricn".

SAMUEL M. BIXBY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

HANDLED P APER VESSEL.

SPECIFICATION 'arming part of Letters Patent No. 280.010, dated June 2e, 1883. Application Filed February Q4, 1893. (No model.)

T all whom z may concern:

Be it known that 1, SAMUEL M. BIXBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New -York and `State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handled PaperVessels, and l do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

`My invention has for its object the manufacture of handled vessels from paper, and relates more particularly to that class of such vessels adapted to hold shoe-blacking, so as to provide a means for conveniently holding the receptacleV that contains the blacking without soiling the hands when using the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is .a plan View, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal vertical section, illustrating vone step in the construetion of my improved handled vessel. Fig. 3 is a plan view, and Fig. 4 avertical longitudinal section, illustrating a further step in the construction thereof.y Fi g. 5 is a plan view, and Fig. 6 a vertical longitudinal section, showing .a slight structural modiiication of the Yhandled vessel. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the top of the handle shown in Figs. 8 and 4. Fig. 8 is a like view, and Fig-9 a longitudinal section, of the top of the handle and lining for the ves- Figs. 1() and 11 show dies and followers for forming the handled vessel and its lining, respectively, the dies beingshownin section. Fig. 12 shows in side elevation the paper lid for the vessel. Figs. 13 and 14 showin section dies and followers for forming the handled vessel without and with the re-enforce E, respectively; and Fig. 15 shows by a like view a die and follower for making the handle-top and lining of the vessel.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the above figures of drawings.

The blacking-holder A, with its handle B, is struck up or-molded by dies from a single blank of paper board or pulp, or straw board or pulp,'or analogous plastic materials, or materials capable of becoming plastic by the addition of moisturei When paper or straw board isemployed, or blanks cut from dry slabs of pulp, they are first moistened, to render them sut'liciently plastic and fit for molding. suitable construction and struck up in the usual mannerby means of a follower, also of the proper shape, as shown in Fig. 10.- As shown in Fig. 1, the handle B is hollow, open at the top, and has at the point of junction with the box an enlargement, the opposite sidesl or cheeks I) of which are vertical, to give greater strength to that part ol' the holder, and also to serve as a bearing for the pivot-pin of the lid C.

The pivot-pin D is simply a wire passed transversely through the cheeks b of the enlarged part B of the handle, and through suitable perforated ears, c, extending from the lid C. Such a holder may be provided with a lid of any suitable material-as, for instance, tin or other light sheet metal struck up from a single blank, and `having dependingfears c, serving as pivotal bearings. Such a lid is preferably squared at the point of attachment The blanks are then placed in a die of to the handlethat is to say, that part of the n larged part of the handle, whereby such lid is firmly seated thereon when opened and prevented from tilting backward onto the handle,

and forming an effectual guard or protection for the hand that holds the holder from becoming soiled when the blacking is taken up by the brush.

In practice I prefer, however, to use a lid made of paper also, and struck from a single blank,having the depending ears c, by means of which it is pivoted tothefr handle, as shown `in Fig. 12.

tion of the handle and holder or vessel proper,V

otherwise such handle is liable to break. To provide against such an emergency I re-enforce that part of the handle, either by making it solid, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or by gluing or cementing thereto and to the holder proper a block of Wood, E, or of other suitable material that will impart greater strength to the holder at that point, as shown in Figs. 5 and (i. I have also found that with holders for ordinary shoe blaeking, when constructed as heretofore-that is to say, when the receptacle A, Figs. I and 2, for the blacking is made with interior walls at right angles to its bottom, whether such receptacle is annular or of other shape interiorly-it is almost impossible to entirely use up the blaeking, except by scraping it off, for the reason that it is difiicult to reach it with the brush Without soiling the exterior of such receptacle. To avoid this inconvenience and provide a means whereby the entire contents of the receptacle can be conveniently exhausted, `I make the interior space thereof more or less concave, as shown in Figs. 5 and G. This not only overcomes the difficulties stated, but also imparts greater strength to the receptacle, Whether such is provided with a handle or not. Such a vessel is admirably adapted for holding blacking. To give it a better finish and appearance, however, and also to materially strengthen the handle and prevent its collapsing by frequent use, I cover the top thereof by a strip, B', of paperboard or pulp or analogous material, struck up or molded in suitable dies, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and G.

Instead of constructing the vessel as above described, and as shown in Fi 3 and 4-that is to say, by forming the vessel. and handle of one piece of material and the top of the han- ,dle of another pieceit may be found more convenient to construct the same as shown in Figs. 5, (i, S, and 9, which construction I Yprefer for the reason that a holder of greater strength is thereby obtained. In this construction the holder is composed of an outer shell, A, substantially of the form hereinabove set forth, and shown in Figs. l and 2, having its recessed part A of equal diameter throughout, and provided with the open-top handle I3, and E is the re-enforcing shoulder or block. B is the top for the handle, which is here made of one piece with the lining AL for the box, the receptacle A for the bl ackin g being made con,-

cave, as above described, while its exterior a. is cylindrical or of other form to fit into the outer shell, A. As the recessed portion or cavity A of the lining is more or less concave and its outer Wall, c2, cylindrical and at right angles to the flat outer face, c, of its bottom, the receptacle is materially strengthened, and means provided for using up all the blacking contained therein.

The two parts of the vessel may be united in any Well-known or suitable manner, either by gluing or eementing or by meansof dies, and cold or hot pressed. The latter will be pre ferred when glue is employed to unite the parts. Vhen finished, the vessel is Water proofed by any usual or preferred means. The lid is also waterproofed before being or after having been connected with the vessel. I thus provide a handled vessel that is extremely light and that can be manufactured at a triiling cost.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A paper vessel and a handle therefor,

both made from a single bla-nk, and having a shoulder or 1re-enforce, E, at the point of june tion between said handle and the vessel, substantially as described, for the purposes speci fied.

2. A paper vessel and an open-top handle therefor,- both formed of a single piece, in combination with a paper top for said handle and a lining for the vessel, both ,formed of a single piece, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

A paper vessel and an open-top handle, both formed of a single piece, in combination with a handle-top and a lining for the vessel, having the bottom of its cavity made concave, substantially as and for the purposes speciiied.

4. A paper v essel and an open-top handle7 both made of a single piece, and having thereeuforcing shoulder E, a paper top for saidhan dle and a lining for the vessel, both made also of a single piece, and a paper lid, combined and constructed substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL M. 'BIXBX VitneSSes:

THEO. W. RICH, C. D. BOARDMAN.

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